The UK's healthcare system is failing due to the Tories' inaction, with Labour proposing immediate appointments for urgent cases and long-term NHS dentistry reform. The Tories' 14-year rule has weakened the nation's contract with those who serve, prompting Labour to strengthen national defenses and support the Armed Forces. Council leaders from both Tory and Labour parties are calling for government intervention to regulate private providers of children's services, warning of financial crises and the need for long-term reform. The Tories' approach to council finances is criticized as a 'sticking plaster' tactic, leaving councils to handle crises in adult social care, children's services, and homelessness. The human cost of nearly 14 years of Tory cuts is highlighted, with closures of libraries, children's centers, and youth services, and a rise in fuel poverty. The government is expected to miss legal targets on upgrading homes, leading to continued fuel poverty. London's school system is under threat due to an exodus of families from the capital, resulting in school closures and a reduced need for school places. The Tories' failure to address childcare needs is highlighted, with insufficient nursery places in some areas. The financial crisis in education impacts schools and councils, particularly in meeting the needs of children with special educational needs. The lack of funding affects the establishment of schools for children with special educational needs, impacting families and councils across the UK.
#TheStandardPodcast What’s fuelling London’s school closures crisis? Classrooms shut as thousands fewer kids will need places, says London Councils, due to low birth rate, Brexit, Covid & cost of living. Insight with ES education editor @_AnnaDavis 🎧https://t.co/xMOQ0p0qSg
📺 WATCH: There are too many parts of the country where children's services are letting children and their families down. Where local authorities are failing in this vital statutory duty, the government needs to act quickly to ensure children are protected. https://t.co/IG3lxMk4ve
Harrow recently lost out on its THIRD application for a SEND school, despite meeting the criteria. This is a funding crisis that impacts many Harrow schools, with SEND education often an untold part. Across the UK, families & councils (Tory & Labour) are struggling to cope. (1/3) https://t.co/K1VlfnIbWj
Every child with special educational needs should receive the high-quality support they deserve. But Tory cuts mean schools and councils do not have the necessary resources to meet their needs ⬇️ https://t.co/HIOyEI1TUZ
New data reveals that London's school system is under threat as an exodus of families from the capital is forcing increasing numbers of schools to close. Almost 8,000 fewer children will need school places over the next four years. https://t.co/T5KIxWNgqR
As people endure another winter wondering whether they can afford to turn on the heating, the government is falling well short on its targets to insulate our draughty homes. This must change. The cheapest energy is the energy we don’t use. https://t.co/ov5TcUit6l
Millions of households in England ‘will still be in fuel poverty by end of decade’ - because govt expected to miss legal target on upgrading homes. This shows the importance of delivering on retrofitting millions of homes. Read more @NEA_UKCharity 👇 https://t.co/xkrPcR2LFk https://t.co/iKFmaChVTU
The Government’s flagship childcare offer is little more than a soundbite. The reality is that there are places in London where we have 3 children for every nursery place. It’s not workable. #PoliticsLondon https://t.co/M4XI8x2mb7
Tories’ council fund is cynical pre-election sticking plaster. When you have spent more than a decade disinvesting in people and communities, then you need look no further than the Tories to understand why services are being axed. An election is coming. https://t.co/xCpALkQHR4
Just under half of children in Birmingham, growing up in poverty is the devastating consequence of 14 years of Tory failure. This has got to change. @UKLabour has a plan to deliver a bold, new cross-government child poverty strategy. https://t.co/cijjLEuVB2
Angela, is right the conservatives are applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through the next election. Only @UKLabour can deliver security and stability with our long-term ambition for multi-year funding settlements underpinned by strong accountability. https://t.co/IPYau4XrQJ
Over a decade of cuts has left councils on the edge of a precipice. The Govt has starved them of funding from housing to social care. We urgently need a general election. https://t.co/Odsm6lvkUM
Yesterday we spoke to two council leaders (one Labour one Tory) on our @TimesRadio show, BOTH called on Gov to step in and regulate amid fears councils are being effectively held to ransom over placements for children - which are in such short supply. This is the reality 👇🏻 https://t.co/8U8dC6KlwC
Muslim identitarians are menacing our schools. From Batley Grammar to Barclay Primary, activists are trying to dictate what schools can teach. And too many are willing to cave into them, says Tim Black https://t.co/6V8xLHPz1r
This report should be a wake-up call. The Conservatives’ record on energy efficiency has been a disaster, and the most vulnerable in our society are paying the price. Labour will invest through the Warm Homes Plan to upgrade millions of homes and tackle fuel poverty for good. https://t.co/3gmrLFYfji
Private sector charges for the provision for children in care are contributing to the financial crisis facing councils, as well as government refusing to acknowledge the scale of the challenge. According to @LGAcomms high cost placement fees range from £5,000 to £16,450 *a week* https://t.co/zha28CWxc2
The Tories have taken a sledgehammer to local government over the last 14 years. This is a crisis made in Downing Street being felt on every street in the country. Yet more Tory sticking plasters won’t fix this mess - but a Labour Government will. https://t.co/63EmcAKoU9
Libraries, children’s centres and youth services are being closed. Care and services for schools, vulnerable and disabled people are slashed to almost non-existent in some areas. The human cost as a result of nearly 14 years of Tory cuts is shameful. https://t.co/JVDOaX9BjI
The children’s care business is a huge policy failure that is dragging councils towards bankruptcy but, as Justine Smith reports, it is vulnerable children that are the real victims https://t.co/KymldDUv5S
“Collectively, council buildings create the fabric of public life. And it is torn and ragged.” Excellent from @edwinheathcote on the disastrous “asset stripping of the public realm” in the UK https://t.co/Sj1k7Jychd via @ft
Our #FuelPoverty Monitor reveals that without further investment, the UK government will miss its legal requirement to make homes warmer, safer and healthier. https://t.co/TJ7oEKILgq
It’s not only Labour’s sums that don’t add up, their ideological attack on independent schools will damage the chances of children in state schools. Only the Conservatives can be trusted to support all of Bexley’s excellent schools, with 89% now rated good or outstanding. https://t.co/5QC8brcitF
The UK has been dismantling basic liveability in many places, never mind municipal splendour @FT https://t.co/PjM8OW2XML
Lives Wrecked By Tories’ Town Hall Cuts. Today’s @DailyMirror splash is the human cost of central government slashing council funding. https://t.co/VDmgtYBbsr
London schools at risk of closure as families flee the capital, report warns | Evening Standard https://t.co/mVzkZVbUoM
When we talk about the financial crisis facing councils, the human cost cannot be ignored. Councils are the last line of defence, but the line is breaking. @DailyMirror @MirrorPolitics @LGA_Labour @LabourCllrs https://t.co/dH7iYjSklm
The Tories have created a crisis in adult social care, children’s services and homelessness, and they leave councils standing alone to deal with the consequences while some go bust. @AngelaRayner is right. This is just sticking plaster politics again. https://t.co/w8ZXLX8uFx
From Batley Grammar to Michaela, schools are being besieged by Muslim identity politics. Decades of state multiculturalism has inflamed religious bigotry. Secular education is under serious threat, says Tim Black https://t.co/6V8xLHPz1r
EXCL: Angela Rayner accuses Tories of cynically applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through next election - with local authority leaders warning more will go bust next year. https://t.co/tLpruaO6eG
“The UK is dismantling its legacy of civic splendour” - and with it some important anchors of local identity. Yep. It’s happened with increasing pace over the last decade. It’s also deeply symbolic of decades of centralisation https://t.co/LSh15FQ1u3
Leaders of Warwickshire council (Tory) and Middlesbrough (Lab) both warn that private providers of children’s services are charging huge sums and going unchecked - both call for the Government to step in and look at the sector to consider if regulation is needed on @TimesRadio
The last 14 Tory Conservative years have corroded the nation’s contract with those who serve. @UKLabour is committed to strengthening our national defences and supporting our Armed Forces. https://t.co/JxedC42vPF
The Tories inaction and sticking plaster politics are failing our healthcare system. Labour will act immediately, with appointments for those in urgent need, and long term reform to restore NHS dentistry https://t.co/azOTc7Q60G